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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Fraction Museum

This was so cool! My students were so excited! The assignment: "Bring in something to represent a fraction." The results were so creative and it allowed me to see exactly what they knew about fraction numerators and denominators. Students had to present their "museum exhibit." Some had others guess their fractions, and others told why they chose the fraction they did. It was very successful!
Here are some of the examples:

2/4 or 1/2 Storm Troopers

1/4 are bandaids

2/4 or 1/2 were fuzzy. Students also guessed 1/4 had a button!

This student went all out to give us a fraction and even a circle graph of the color amounts compared to the whole bag of M&M's

3/4 blue nail polish

Create a fraction museum in your classroom. It is amazing what you'll get, and the kids really buy into it because they can bring items and "toys" from home to make their fractions!

Hi Nicole - I just found you. I'm your newest follower and I see you are soo close to 100 followers. Yay you! It's great to raise student's interest with things they like...star wars, etc. It sure makes learning fun. Glad to find you. Come on over and visit me sometime. ;o)VickyTraditions Laughter and Happily Ever After

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